NOVPUBAs for the Semi Ultimate Skill, once perfected to Great Achievement, it would be almost impossible to contend with a Martial Saint.
This Xie Kui, as the Sect Master of Puppet Star Sect, naturally had abundant resources and exceptional talent. The Semi Ultimate Skill he practiced, the Puppet Star Battle Body, was not far from perfection. It was difficult to find anyone among Innate Martial Artists who could break through his battle body.
Duanmu Tao’s iron chest behind him vibrated slightly, as if it too could hardly wait to drink its fill of fresh blood!
"Leave this man to me to deal with,"
However, at this moment, a cold voice came through, and a black-clad, stern man appeared in the huge crater—it was Su Changkong!
Su Changkong’s eyes were filled with undisguised killing intent. Two Elders of the Spirit Taoist Sect had died in front of his eyes, shattered to pieces. They were people he had once known well, having shared tea with them. The only thing he could do for them now was to take revenge!
Originally, the Demon Suppressing Department could have handled it and he would have remained low-key, without much need to stand out. But now, Su Changkong was ready to act and slaughter them to feel exhilarated!
And this Xie Kui was the biggest instigator, leading the Evil Sect Martial Artists to kill hundreds of Spirit Taoist Sect Disciples and plunder the Spirit Vein. What Su Changkong had to do was to kill him first.
"Brother Blade... this Xie Kui is very strong, probably only slightly inferior to an Elder of the Life Extinguishing Association,"
Upon hearing this, Duanmu Tao was somewhat surprised and immediately spoke up.
Xie Kui might be inferior to Tan You, but only in terms of Demon Art and the Immortal Body granted by the Demon Monster Crystal Core. If those factors were excluded, Xie Kui, who was almost perfecting his Semi Ultimate Skill, would be even stronger than Tan You!
"Don’t worry, he’s no match for me. Killing him... within ten moves is enough!"
Su Changkong said calmly.
Duanmu Tao’s mouth twitched slightly. He had only heard of Dao Wufeng’s name and was meeting him for the first time, but the claim of killing Xie Kui within ten moves? Anyone would think it was an exaggeration!
But Duanmu Tao’s eyes flickered with thought. Dao Wufeng had survived Tan You’s hands and should not be an arrogant and ignorant fool. It might be worth letting him try. If the situation went awry, he would step in himself.
At that moment, Duanmu Tao backed away a considerable distance, "Then be careful, Brother Blade!"
"This... Even the Lord of the Demon Suppressing Department couldn’t deal with Xie Kui in a short time, and even if Dao Wufeng is a Five-Qi Grandmaster, he couldn’t possibly be stronger than the Lord!"
The four Martial Artists from the Demon Suppressing Department watched this scene from a distance, astonished and unsure why he suddenly wanted to fight Xie Kui. Could it be because of those dead Innate Martial Artists?
"Presumptuous!" the cold, dark-robed people snorted in unison, the unfamiliar black-clad man clearly oblivious to Xie Kui’s strength.
"Good! Good! Kill me within ten moves? I’ve been underestimated! I shall let you understand what true power is!"
Xie Kui’s rough face was as dark as water, clearly enraged by Su Changkong’s words. He laughed wildly, his eyes flashing with sharp coldness.
Xie Kui grabbed with his hand, pulling out a flashing yellow talisman from a tough pouch made of unknown animal hide at his waist and swallowed it in one gulp.
"Hmm?"
At this moment, everyone’s face changed drastically, because as soon as he swallowed the talisman, Xie Kui’s aura began to climb madly, the nature’s spiritual energy around him churned, stirring up the wind, making the scattered stones in the crater roll.
"This nature’s spiritual energy... how can it be so vast?"
One of the Innate Martial Artists from the Demon Suppressing Department was horrified. They saw every pore in Xie Kui’s body twisting and distorting space, with dense nature’s spiritual energy bursting forth like thick smoke, resembling small snakes.
"Puppet Star Battle Body!"
Xie Kui roared out loud, sharp noises erupted from his bones as they expanded. His body swelled, growing over a foot taller, towering over two and a half meters, his Qi and Blood full and brimming, with every vein bursting with violent nature’s spiritual energy, his muscles bulging, emitting dark red starlight.
"Woosh!"
With any slight movement, Xie Kui could cause the nature’s spiritual energy to surge like a tidal wave capable of lifting and dispersing a small hill.
This manipulation of nature’s spiritual energy was far beyond what Innate Martial Artists could imagine, several times, even ten times stronger than what a Five-Qi Grandmaster could control or channel!
"It’s the Spirit Vein... that talisman he just swallowed contained a Spirit Vein! By swallowing it, Xie Kui can now manipulate and use the entire power of a Spirit Vein!"
And with a bit of thought, Duanmu Tao, with his extensive experience, deduced why Xie Kui could use such exaggerated nature’s spiritual energy. It was because he had swallowed a Spirit Vein!
Xie Kui had previously attacked the Spirit Taoist Sect and other Warrior Sects intending to capture the Spirit Veins, sealing them into ’Spirit Sealing Talismans,’ and swallowing them, thereafter being able to use the nature’s spiritual energy within.
A low-tier Spirit Vein alone could cultivate Spiritual Medicine, Spirit Grasses, condense Spirit Stones, create Innate Qi, and sustain a Warrior Sect for hundreds to thousands of years, which shows how vast the Spiritual Energy of a Spirit Vein is!
Of course, Xie Kui’s ability to do this relied on his cultivated Puppet Star Battle Body. With a body strong enough, most Innate Martial Artists, even Five-Qi Grandmasters wouldn’t dare to do this, for fear of their bodies exploding!
"Boy... I could kill you with just a flick of my finger now!"
Xie Kui panted heavily as he looked down upon Su Changkong from his elevated position, the Spiritual Energy flowing inside and outside his body condensed into a crystalline state, capable of erupting with earth-shattering power at the slightest movement.
Xie Kui had made these preparations to ensure a surefire way to deal with Duanmu Tao.
"Come to your death!"
